Which football clubs are named after mythological gods or goddesses?

“In Iceland there are a couple of football clubs named after the Norse god Thor, and another after his son Magni,” writes Kári Tulinius. “Hertha Berlin were named after a ship, but that ship was named for an old Germanic goddess. Are there other clubs named after mythological gods or goddesses?”

We touched on this back in 2011, in a question about teams named after fictional characters:

The Dutch side Heracles Almelo, Greek club Iraklis of Salonica and recently-relegated Spanish minnows Hércules Alicante are all named after the demi-god son of the father of gods and men, Zeus.

There are plenty more where Zeus came from. We decided to include mythological heroes as well as gods and goddesses – mainly to accommodate some decent answers in our mailbox, partly as an excuse to use a picture of Johan Cruyff.

Ajax “Ajax of Amsterdam are named after the Greek hero Ajax the Great,” writes Michael Haughey.

Apollon Limassol

Apollon Limassol in Cyprus too. Was Apollo famed for his blue-and-white shirts or something? pic.twitter.com/kFuxB2NRYd

Apollon Smyrnis/Aris Thessaloniki

Aris Thessaloniki and Apollon Smyrnis in Greece even go so far as to feature the relevant deities on their club crests pic.twitter.com/1o93yaH95g

Atalanta Arik Roy and Tom Aldous both cited Atalanta, the great overachievers of Serie A in recent years. “They are named after the Greek heroine Atalanta who, though not a god, was aligned with the Greek god Artemis,” writes Tom. “Their club badge is a depiction of Atalanta.”

Randers Freja “Randers Freja from Randers in Denmark is named after Freja, the Norse goddess of love and fertility that the English-speaking world knows as Freyja,” says William Jansen.

Veles Moscow “In the Russian second tier there’s Veles